Deck 1: Platos Political Thought

Question 1

Political Thought originated in ancient Europe in

A)rome
B)greece
C)england
D)none of the above

Answer 1

greece

Question 2

Who among the following is not a Greek Political thinker?

A)socrates
B)plato
C)aristotle
D)machiavelli

Answer 2

machiavelli

Question 3

Greece is situated in the …………. of Europe

A)north
B)south
C)east
D)west

Answer 3

south

Question 4

Basically, the people of Greece lived in

A)cities
B)the state
C)city-states
D)both (a) and (b)

Question 5

A City-State was

A)a modern city
B)a small nation state
C)a community of people living together
D)a village

Question 6

Athens was

A)a city-state
B)a village
C)a township
D)a state

Question 7

The people of Greece developed their philosophy because

A)they were warriors
B)they had calm and clear minds
C)god revealed philosophy to them
D)none of the above

Question 8

Plato lived during

A)5th and 4th century bc
B)4th and 3rd century bc
C)3rd and 2nd century bc
D)4th and 5th century ad

Question 9

Plato was a disciple of

A)aristotle
B)polybius
C)cicero
D)socrates

Question 10

Plato instituted

A)the academy
B)the university of athens
C)lyceum
D)coliseum

Question 11

Plato was

A)a political thinker
B)a political philosopher
C)a mathematician
D)all the above

Question 12

Which one of the following is Plato's work?

A)the lyceum
B)the prince
C)the republic
D)none of the above

Question 13

Following is a fundamental idea of Plato

A)theory of education
B)the ideal man
C)theory of justice
D)all the above

Question 14

According to Plato, the following are the three elements in man

A)reason, spirit, appetite
B)reason, justice, equality
C)justice, liberty, equality
D)reason, spirit, justice

Question 15

In Plato's State, the element of Reason is present in

A)philosophers
B)soldiers
C)workers
D)common men

Question 16

In Plato's State, the element of Spirit is present in

A)philosophers
B)soldiers
C)workers
D)none of the above

Question 17

In Plato's State, the element of Appetite is present in

A)philosophers
B)soldiers
C)workers
D)priests

Question 18

According to the Philosophy of Plato, the fundamental character of Philosopher is

A)wisdom
B)courage
C)appetite
D)none of the above

Question 19

The basic character of Soldiers, according to Plato, is

A)wisdom
B)courage
C)appetite
D)none of the above

Question 20

In Plato's State, the economic motive is satisfied by

A)philosophers
B)soldiers
C)workers
D)none of the above

Question 21

Plato's Philosopher King is

A)a king
B)a philosopher
C)a philosopher who is like a king
D)a king who is like a philosopher

Question 22

The most prominent characteristic of Plato's State is

A)there is specialization of functions
B)there is no specialization of functions
C)there is decentralization of functions
D)there is no decentralization of functions.

Question 23

According to Plato

A)the state is justice, liberty and equality writ large
B)the state is society writ large
C)the state is philosopher writ large
D)the state is individual writ large

Question 24

Plato was for

A)equal status for men and women
B)higher status for men
C)higher status for women
D)none of the above

Question 25

According to Plato, the objective of State is

A)good life
B)good administration
C)good philosophy
D)good economy